It's a good -- Nick Swisher Rickey Henderson Dave Winfield Mark Teixeira HidekiMatsui . Oscar gamble. His eighteenth with a hair definitely it. Bill and Yogi -- numbers when you think that he was a catcher.

Tuesday, with about 200 media members there to see him — the largest turnout since the 2003 introduction of outfielder HidekiMatsui . “This is Yankee big,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “This is Steinbrenner big.” Owner Hal Steinbrenner

last offseason on the heels of a season in which he won a Silver Slugger award as the top DH in the American League. HidekiMatsui , after a fine 2009 season in which he hit 29 homers, had an .876 OPS and ended up winning World Series MVP honors, could find only

devaluing of the designated hitter position, which currently has a litany of candidates (Vlad Guerrero, Johnny Damon , HidekiMatsui ) still on the open market primed to settle for relatively how dollar figures. Even when it comes to the one player who

possibility for a team that needs to upgrade the position. Athletics: The A’s went the discount DH route, signing HidekiMatsui to a one-year, $4.25 million deal. They received a poor return, as the veteran hit .251/.321/.375

respectable .279 average masking his awful .315 OBP and .700 OPS. --The Athletics went the bargain route, signing HidekiMatsui to a one-year, $4.25 million deal. The 37-year-old has performed like a player whose career is nearing its end, hitting .209 with

The Rays have designated HidekiMatsui for assignment to make room for newly acquired Ryan Roberts . Matsui , who signed a minor league contract ..... Johnson ‘s go-ahead sacrifice fly. Matsui , 38, has spent 10 years in the majors

shut out the Rays over the final three innings. In the ninth, Aceves loaded the bases with two outs but then retired HidekiMatsui on a long fly ball to right field to end the game. For more Red Sox news, visit the team page at weei.com/redsox

He looked good.” WALKING HIDEKIMATSUI After Matt Albers came on for ..... intentionally walk pinch-hitter HidekiMatsui to load the bases to get to Jose ..... sacrifice fly. Valentine cited Matsui ’s history of coming through in the

two runners on with the Sox holding a one-run lead. After reliever Matt Albers intentionally walked pinch-hitter HidekiMatsui , the righty proceeded to force in the game-tying run on a walk to Jose Lobaton. It was the Red Sox' American League-leading